Electric Chair (album)
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Released | October 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 37:23 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records Shock Records | |||
Producer | Hoodoo Gurus | |||
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Electric Chair is a compilation album by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus.[2] It was originally released as a 2-CD set with Armchair Gurus in October 1997. The album features seventeen Hoodoo Gurus' rock/party tracks while Armchair Gurus contains seventeen ballads and slower songs. The album peaked at number 33 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold.[3]
Track listing
[edit]- "The Real Deal" - 4:44
- "God-Fearing Family Man" - 4:54
- "Quicksand" - 3:32
- "Down on Me" - 3:24
- "Be My Guru" - 2:38
- "Death Ship" - 2:35
- "Hypocrite Blues" - 3:00
- "Glamourpuss" - 2:35
- "Where's the Action" - 3:40
- "Brainscan" - 3:19
- "I Think You Know" - 3:32
- "I Was a Kamikaze Pilot" - 3:09
- "Axegrinder" - 3:24
- "Gene Hackman" - 2:26
- "A Hard Day's Night" - 2:31
- "The Right Time" - 3:53
- "Form a Circle" / "She" - 7:48
Personnel
[edit]Credited to:[2]
- Alan Thorne - engineer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "Glamourpuss", "I Think You Know", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot", "Axegrinder")
- John Bee - engineer (tracks: "Form A Circle")
- Paul Hamingson - engineer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "Brainscan", "The Right Time")
- Paul McKercher - engineer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- David Thoener - mixer (tracks: "Glamourpuss", "Axegrinder")
- Kevin Shirley - mixer (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me")
- Dave Collins (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time", "Form A Circle")
- Adrienne Overall - photography
- Alan Thorne - producer (tracks: "Be My Guru", "Death Ship", "I Was A Kamikaze Pilot")
- Charles Fisher - producer (tracks: "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Form A Circle")
- Ed Stasium - producer (tracks: "Hypocrite Blues", "The Right Time")
- Hoodoo Gurus (tracks: "The Real Deal", "God-Fearing Family Man", "Quicksand", "Down On Me", "Glamourpuss", "Where's The Action", "Brainscan", "I Think You Know", "Axegrinder", Gene Hackman")
Charts
[edit]Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 33 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Georgieff, Didier; Hartung, Stephan. "Hoodoo Gurus". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Australian Recording Industry Association Accreditations 1998 Albums". ARIA. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Armchair Gurus / Electric Chair – Blue Cave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 131.}